Clare
So sorry to hear about Biggles.
I've owned moggies and was brought up believing that cats need their 'freedom' (as many other people have). Both of my moggies were killed on the road.
Allowing 'free rein' is something that has been drummed into us by our ancestors. Cats were first worshipped, then feared and despised, then used as pest control. It's only been a matter of a century or so that we have treated them as pets, but our attitude hasn't moved on from thinking of them as being wild rat catchers.
We don't need to report a cat that has been hit by a car because, by law, they are still considered wild animals and owned by noone.
Cats are perfectly capable of living indoors, and if they are brought up as indoor cats don't know any different and are actually averse to being in an outdoor environment. Now the weather is hotting up I will be letting my girls mill around outdoors, but in a secure environment with cat proof fencing.
The only way to keep our little furry friends safe from cars, foxes, badgers, dogs, and cruelty is to keep them indoors. And the way we change the attitude to cats is by ensuring that as breeders, we only allow our cats to go to indoor homes.
Just my take on things.
